The Collaborative International Dictionary
man of affairs
man of affairs \man of affairs\ n. A person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive).
Syn: businessman.
WordNet
man of affairs
n. a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) [syn: businessman]
Usage examples of "man of affairs".
But as a practical man of affairs it is acknowledged that you stand alone.
You need only tell your man of affairs that I shall require the cash with which to purchase them.
The Arab looked at him - at this tall, lean, athletic Jew from Southern Africa whose almost virgin passport described him as a 'man of affairs' from the plump little Duchy of Luxembourg.